How Fear of Stigma Rules Your Life When You’re Invisibly Disabled, Queer and Poor
<p>When you read the word “disability”, what comes to mind? If it’s an image of a wheelchair user then you’re probably not alone.</p>
<p>The portrayal of disability as something which is both physically embodied and immediately visible is <a href="https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1109&context=ltc" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">encoded</a> in our cultural representation of what it means to be disabled.</p>
<p>Despite this, many disabilities are actually “invisible”, ranging from mental health issues and neurodivergent conditions, to chronic pain, diabetes or hearing loss (among many others).</p>
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